Trent has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Trent itself; outside it, Sioux Falls draws the most (37%, 26 miles). There are 14 jobs in Trent, against 105 working residents. Working residents average 23 minutes each way (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Trent quiets down on a workday
On a workday 104 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Trent on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Trent goes to work
Where Trent clocks in
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
In Trent, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Trent, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 14. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Trent’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Trent: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Trent workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 167 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across South Dakota: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Trent
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Trent: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Enterprise Township (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Trent workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent | – | — | — | 23 min | $74,063 |
| Enterprise Township | 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Blinsmon Township | 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Enterprise Township and Blinsmon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Trent’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Trent: questions
What is the median household income in Trent?
$74,063 (±$25,445) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trent?
6.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Trent?
23 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Trent work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (37%, 26 mi), Colman (10%, 10 mi), Dell Rapids (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Trent without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Trent, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trent
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.